Technology and Teacher Leadership
Summer, 2013Instructor: Jayson Richardson (jayson.richardson at uky.edu)



Tuesday, June 18, 2013 = > 14:10-15:50


Focus:
  • Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventivenes
  • Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
  • Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes
  • Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments

In Class Activities:

Out of Class Tasks

Thursday, June 20, 2013=> 14:10-16:45

Focus:
  • Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity
  • Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress
  • Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
  • Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

In Class Activities:

  • Part 1: Discuss
  • Part 2: Create a digital movie.
    • Use Animoto - to create 2 videos. Other tech options may be: Xtranormal,Photoshow, Onetruemedia, and Youvivio (I have not tried these and am not sure how well they will work in China).
      • First - professional. This is about the career you want to engage in.
      • Second - personal. Who are you?
  • Part 3: Wikispaces
    • Create a wikispace account.http://wikispaces.com/
    • Create a landing page. Include at least one image.
    • Create a page about yourself. Write one paragraph about who you are.
    • Create a page about technology. Write one paragraph about how you use technology. Upload your 20 websites document to this page.
    • Create a page about your hobbies. Use bullets to display what you like to do. Use URLs and images. Link to your Animto videos too!

Out of Class Tasks:



Tuesday, June 25, 2013= > 14:10-15:50

Focus:
  • Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations
  • Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation
  • Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
  • Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning

In Class Activities:

Out of Class Tasks:




Thursday, June 27, 2013=> 14:10-16:45



Focus (Part 1):
  • Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
  • Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources
  • Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
  • Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools

Focus (Part 2):
  • Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning
  • Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others
  • Evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
  • Contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community

In Class Activities:

Out of Class Tasks:





Course Evaluation
Task
Points
Due Date
Animoto videos and wikispace
30
See above
20 websites activity
15
See above
Create brochure to communicate message
15
See above
Final presentation (Ignite PowerPoint).
25
See above
1 page concluding essay
15
See above

Grades will be assigned according to the following scale: A=90-100%, B=80-89%, C=70-79%, E=<70%. Course credit: 3.0 graduate hours.